Scottsboro: A Record of a Broken Promise

New York: Scottsboro Defense Committee, [1938]. First Edition. Slim octavo (19.75cm); original printed wrappers, stapled; 19,[1]pp. Oxidation to staples, light external wear, some toning to wrappers, with offsetting onto p.3 and pp.18-19; Very Good. A brief re-hashing of the Scottsboro Boys' case by the Scottsboro Defense Committee, citing the release of four of the nine defendants by the State of Alabama. Contains open letters to the Governor of Alabama from Grover C. Hall, Henry M. Edmonds, Allan Knight Chalmers, and Osmond K. Fraenkel on behalf of the remaining defendants, containing arguments in support of their pardon applications. 82730. (Inventory #: 82730)